Visit With Ranger Gord

Ranger Gord's Watchtower is the working title for a recurring segment on The Red Green Show. In this segment, Red (and sometimes Harold) visit Ranger Gord either in or near his fire watchtower (Watchtower 13) overlooking Possum Lake and the nearby forest. It is here that much of Gord's bizarre personality is revealed. Ranger Gord is almost always in his tower, believing that it is his duty to watch for fires, even though he has not been paid since he began work.

In the first two seasons of the show, this segment was filmed in a simple set resembling a treehouse. From 1993 to 1996, the segment was shot at a real fire watchtower in Port Carling, Ontario. In the 1997 season, Ranger Gord appeared in Possum Lodge, saying that he had eaten the front two legs of his tower and caused it to collapse. From 1998 on, the watchtower segments were filmed in a set with a live audience (previous segments had to be pre-recorded and the audience's reactions added later).